Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Eagles Fly for Leukemia Golf Classic brings together golfers, professional athletes and local celebrities to end pediatric cancer. For more than 30 years, Eagles Fly for Leukemia has supported pediatric cancer through leukemia research and family support in the Delaware Valley, donating more than $10 million dollars to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, St. Christopher’s Hospital, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children and the Ronald McDonald Houses of Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey.

I’m happy to announce that Remissionman.com was accepted into the Beyond Sport World family. Connecting the widespread, global population dedicated to sport and development just got easier. This is Beyond Sport World – now live and ready to provide an online center for you to interact with thousands of other sport-for-good focused people around the [...]

I was feeling particularly introspective, or insightful, or …. Something yesterday. Often times when those triggers start, I need to connect with a few key “go to” friends to help me affirm, refute, or process whatever is going on in my head. So yesterday I reached out to Scott Tinley. Below is my email and [...]

The Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County held its first annual youth and family triathlon on Sunday May 20th. The “Tyke Triathlon” was held at the organization’s Ridley YMCA facility and was designed for children ages 3 – 6. Yes, you read that correctly. This event was designed for children THREE to SIX years of [...]

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Michael Vitez just couldn’t get one story out of his mind – and neither could his readers. Michael first wrote about a young man named Matt Miller who had everything and then, in an instant, nearly lost it all, as a three-part series for his [...]

Two Big Island originals are coming home to race the 30th anniversary event
Published Monday, May 14, 2012
Two of Ironman’s original leading ladies are returning to Kona this October. We followed them to Nytro Multisport in California, where they each received brand-new Cannondales for the months of training to come.
by Jennifer Ward Barber
Thirty [...]

Living with a chronic disease like chronic lymphocytic leukemia is like living with a caged up wild cat in your basement. You do your best to keep it locked and chained and barricaded away. You live your life with an “out of sight / out of mind” mentality. Intellectually, you need to be aware that [...]

I am a huge fan and advocate of sneaking in a workout any time, and any place possible. Thus my motto of “always keep a bag packed”. You never know when you might be able to sneak in a quickie. And quite often, that quickie might be in the gym, the basement, [...]

On June 4th, I will join Master of Ceremonies Vince Papale to speak at the Eagles Fly for Leukemia’s 28th Annual Golf Classic and Dinner. This year’s event will be held at the Huntington Valley Country Club in Huntington Valley Pennsylvania. For more information, and to reserve your foursome, please contact Eagles Fly for Leukemia [...]

I draw parallel lines between the challenges we face in sport and those we face in life and try to use my involvement in the multisport world as a tool to encourage people to break through barriers and understand that all things are possible.